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Author: Potomac Local News
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By MARK ROBINSON
Capital News Service
RICHMOND, Va. – With the General Assembly set to convene, Gov. Bob McDonnell proposed Tuesday increasing Virginia’s sales tax and abolishing its nearly 27-year-old gas tax, making Virginia the first state in the country to do so.
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — This year’s flu has created a mean season for those who have fallen ill.
In Virginia and at least 40 other states in the U.S., there have been widespread outbreaks of the flu virus this year and it shows no signs of stopping.
DALE CITY, Va. — A new Americans in Wartime Museum hopes planes and tanks will draw automobiles.
Groundwork preparation for the $80 million facility has already begun on a 70-acre site behind a K-Mart store on Dale Boulevard in Dale City. The museum, once complete, will tell the story of people who fought in every U.S. war since World War I, as well as first responders on the homefront, featuring fully restored military vehicles, a “landscapes of war” exhibit that will allow visitors to experience what war fighting conditions were like on the ground and in the trenches, and the museum will feature tours and lectures led by wartime veterans.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — The Lake Jackson Dam in Prince William County is leaking and a consultant has been brought into determine the cause of the problem, Coles District Supervisor Marty Nohe announced Tuesday.
The consultant comes after employees with the Prince William County Public Works Department have been left scratching their heads as to why water is seeping from the 85-year-old concrete structure. Nohe said the leak is a concern because of the small community of homes cropped up around the dam site. The structure sits west of the Town of Occoquan on the river of the same name. After it was built, a body of water formed to what is now Lake Jackson.
STAFFORD, Va. — Someone has been messing around on the roof of a pharmacy in Stafford.
A sheriff’s deputy was called to a Rite Aid pharmacy at 2852 Jefferson Davis Highway after the manager learned a hole had been cut into the ceiling.
FROM POLICE REPORTS
Brandishing a Weapon on School Property – On January 7th at 11:45AM, police responded to Vaughn Elementary School located at 2200 York Dr in Woodbridge (22191) to investigate an altercation which took place on Friday, January 4th around 4:00PM. The investigation revealed that an 11 year old male student was involved in an altercation with another student, a 9 year old male. During the encounter, the 11 year old displayed a BB gun and pointed it towards the other student. The school had already been dismissed for the day; however the altercation did occur outdoors on school property. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported. Following the investigation, the 11 year old student was charged.
MANASSAS, Va. — The following is the latest police incident report for Manassas:
Convenience Store Robbed
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. — Democrats in Stafford County will party one week prior to the second Inauguration of President Barack Obama.
The Stafford Democratic Committee will host a gala at the Riverside Dinner Theater in Stafford County.
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. — Police in Prince William County asked anyone who saw the fatal crash involving Motor Officer Chris Yung to come forward with details.
Investigators are hoping to learn more about the crash that took the life of the 35-year-old police veteran on New Year’s Eve. Yung was responding to a separate crash with lights and sirens activated on his police motorcycle when he collided with a minivan on Va. 28 and Piper Lane near Manassas. The two occupants inside the van were not injured and no charges have been filed in the crash.